Diana Sabau

Senior Content Writer, CRE News & Market Analysis

Drawing on years of intense research in the U.S. commercial real estate market at Yardi Matrix, Diana now applies her expertise as a writer for the CommercialCafe blog. Her articles focus on CRE investment, labor market trends, and technology, and have been picked up by prestigious publications including the New York Times, GlobeSt, The Real Deal, NAIOP, MSN, and Bisnow.

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FTI Consulting Signs 120KSF Lease at Midtown Office

FTI Consulting — a NYSE-listed financial advisory company — inked a 15-year lease for a 120,000-square-foot space at 1166 Avenue of the Americas, a Class A office space…

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JPMorgan Secures $434 Million Refi for Industrial Portfolio

El-Ad Group — part of the Tshuva family of companies, which is one of the largest in Israel —recently secured $434 million in refinancing with JPMorgan Chase for…

History of real estate development in LA

How L.A. Keeps Coming Back: An 80-Year Overview of Real Estate Development

"Urban resilience is the capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses and systems within a city to survive, adapt and grow, no matter what kinds of chronic stresses and...
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Facebook Inks 730KSF Lease at Vornado-Owned Manhattan Office Space

Facebook’s decision to sign a 730,000-square-foot lease at Vornado’s Farley Building gave a long-awaited vote of confidence in the post-pandemic future of New York City’s commercial real estate….

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UPDATE: Office Tenants Feel Optimistic, CRE Searches Near Pre-Crisis Levels

Searches for commercial real estate (CRE) dropped in March due to concerns surrounding COVID-19 and its effects on the U.S. economy. However, in May, we released data highlighting…

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Office Tenants Feel Optimistic – CRE Searches Uptick in April and May

One way to gauge the effects of the lockdown on the real estate industry is by tracking online activity. According to Google Trends data, the popularity of key…

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JUUL Plans to Set Up Base in DC After Silicon Valley Exit

Last year, e-cigarette giant JUUL signed a lease for 20,000 square feet of space at 1000 F Street NW, a LEED Silver-certified office space in Washington, D.C. This…

Long Island

Kaufman Astoria Studios Set to Open New Office & Production Space in Queens

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has halted the progress of several commercial real estate projects in New York City. One of them is the latest addition to Kaufman Astoria’s…

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Equus-Owned Falls Church Office Fetches $52 Million in Sale Arranged by NKF

Last week, Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners finalized the sale of its 274,690-square foot Falls Church office space. The six-story building at 8111 Gatehouse Road went for $52 million…

Durst Pens Two New Leases at Midtown Office Tower

The Durst Organization has inked two new leases at its 1155 Avenue of the Americas property in Midtown Manhattan. The asking rent for the leased floors in the…